Pictures: "The Pretty And Proper Living Room"

Photo by Dean Greenblatt/ Handout /Hartford Courant

The living room at Fox Hall, the home of author Holly Holden and her family. The Farmington house, an 1803 Federal style, had been vacant for five years when they bought it 14 years ago. Holden says she positioned the furniture for intimate conversations. The room has a layered texture with collections of English and Asian porcelains and silver and crystal serving pieces.

The living room at Fox Hall, the home of author Holly Holden and her family. The Farmington house, an 1803 Federal style, had been vacant for five years when they bought it 14 years ago. Holden says she positioned the furniture for intimate conversations. The room has a layered texture with collections of English and Asian porcelains and silver and crystal serving pieces. (Photo by Dean Greenblatt/ Handout /Hartford Courant)